used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
in actual fact
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
anew
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
DaisynounUS /ˈdeɪzi/
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
the specified day of the month
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
GREEN-EYEDadjective
suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
From this reading THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
HannibalnounUS /ˈhænɪbəl/
general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
march in a procession
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
MONSTERnounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
plungingverbUS /ˈplʌndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Before the first of April came, Hannibal sailed.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
seventeenthadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
tenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
weakeningnounUS /ˈwiːkənɪŋ/
becoming weaker
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
at the time that
From this reading Each time, when the date approached, he seemed to have a weakening of purpose, a dread of actually plunging into the tide that set toward foreign shores.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
in the company of; together with
From this reading During the winter he had taken lessons in French of a city teacher, until he believed he could get along after a fashion with that language.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He announced to Daisy that he would go on the third of March, then he changed it to the tenth, and again to the seventeenth.
